John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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SOCCE, ii A JV Betters Each Game t ilXI his year ' s team was much more Of the 19 players on the team, 13 were X organized, but much less ex- freshmen. As a result, the starting line- perienced, explained Dan Ehrlich. An up usually consisted of 8 or 9 freshmen. experienced coach and an inexperi- Because of this the team started off enced team were combined on North ' s slowly, but as the players improved ]V soccer team to produce a mediocre their skills and became more serious record. about winning, their record climbed. We definitely played better with each Coach Michael Emett used a previous game, said Matt Shoaf. year of experience to guide the team to a 5-6-3 record. This experience gave Despite problems in the beginning of Emett the ability to play the right player the season, the team utilized an exper- at the right position, which built the ienced coach and improving players to player ' s confidence and enthusiasm. give North their best IV record in When Coach Emett played the cor- years, rect line-up, we played as a team and won games, said Matt McGrath. We definitely played better with each game. MATT c;HOAF Controlling the ball near midfield, tvlati Cooper prepares to pass it uplield to a teammate. Cooper often came down Irom varisty to play m IV games. .Jji JV SOCCER TEAM, FRONT ROW: Ahmed Ah- med, William ti« -..-erra , ingmar LJstlund, Rob El- seewi. Matt Guerrero, Duane Brickel. TOP ROW: Khoa Nguyen, Coach Emett, Jaime Bushong, Daniel Ehrlich. Ken Chamberlain, Victor Valetinez, Eric Ledbetter, Matt McGrath, Daniel Kronenfield, Car- los Duncan. Coming down near the opponent ' s goal. Matt McGrath crosses the ball with his left foot. North didn ' t score this time, but tied the game 2-2. 104 sports

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After trapping the ball with his chest, Mario Mendozd takes it upfield. North defeated Corona 2-1 m overtime. SEASON RECORD (13-5-2) North 3 2 Poly North 1 2 Victor VaU«7 North 7 Hespena North 1 Poly North 4 4 Apple Valley North 5 Heme! North 2 1 Corona North 4 Norco North 1 Arlington North 1 Moreno Valley North 2 1 Pems North 5 Hemet North 3 1 Corona North 2 2 Ramona North 6 1 Noroo North 3 2 Arlington North 3 Moreno Valley North 6 GIF Perns North 2 7 WiUon IVY LEAGUE CHAMPS

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In a game against Ran ona, Jamie Bushong heads the ball lo his right wing. Bushong scored 21 goals in the season and was named the team ' s MVP SEASON RECORD (6-7-3) North 2 Ontario North 8 Poly North 3 3 Victor Valley North 5 1 Apple Valley North 3 5 Hemet North 1 6 Corona North 5 2 Ramona North 2 Norco North 2 1 Arlington North 3 Perns North 2 5 Hemet North 2 4 Corona North 1 3 Ramona North Norco North 2 2 Arlington North 6 5 Perns SECOND IN IVY